Statue Fragments Found Near Cambodia’s Bayon Temple
Statue Fragments Found Near Cambodia’s Bayon Temple SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA— The large statue fragments have been recovered from a canal near the Gate of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ at Angkor Thom by members of Cambodia’s Department of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology, the heritage police, and agents from the Apsara Authority. “The god statue found by the working …
Underwater Artifacts Returned to Mexico’s Lake of the Moon
Underwater Artifacts Returned to Mexico’s Lake of the Moon A collection of objects preserved in a special container at the bottom of Lake of The Moon at high alтιтudes in the Nevado de Toluca Volcano in Central Mexico was deposited by Mexico’s National Insтιтute for Anthropology and History (INAH). The artifacts were found in the …
Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall
Rare Roman Cavalry Swords And Toys Unearthed Along Hadrian’s Wall Swords, arrowheads and ballista bolts amongst a cache of artifacts discovered during cavalry barrack excavations at Roman Vindolanda. Archaeologists at the Roman fort of Vindolanda have made one remarkable discovery after another in what has been an exceptional year for the research excavations. Test pit …
Coin Cache Discovered Under Church Floor in Slovakia
Coin Cache Discovered Under Church Floor in Slovakia Under the floor of a church in the town of Obišovce, near Košice, eastern Slovakia, a cache of 500 early 18th century coins has been uncovered. The trove of coins had been stashed in a ceramic mug covered with a slab or stone. It was found in …
Irish DNA originated in the Middle East and Eastern Europe
Ancient DNA Reveals Irish Are Not Celts – Irish Ancestors Came From Biblical Lands – Scientists Say The possibility that ancient bones were found in County Antrim under an Irish pub in the mid-2000s has cast doubt over whether the Irish people are really linked to ancient Celts. Bertie Currie clearing the land in 2006 and made a …
The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees
The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees In the Centre of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, a towering ponderous tree, known as the “Plaza Tree,” was once built to be a symbol of life and a center of the world for an ancient pueblo town. But new research suggests it may have been …
Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest EVER haul of Roman coins
Farmer looking for abandoned antlers stumbles upon largest Ever haul of Roman coins It makes rather more sense as it was loot from the various ‘barbarian’ nations crashing around Northern Europe during the period of the decline and eventual fall of the Western Roman Empire. ‘One of the largest ever hauls of treasure from the …
Gold bar found beneath Mexico City street was part of Moctezuma’s treasure
Gold bar found beneath Mexico City street was part of Moctezuma’s treasure A recent scientific study of a large gold bar discovered in the city center of Mexico City decades ago shows that it was part of the plunder Spanish conquerors tried to carry away as they fled the Aztec capital after native warriors forced a hasty …
Archaeologists in Mexico Discover Treasure of Mayan Civilization and Giant Sloth Fossils in a Vast Underwater Cave
Archaeologists in Mexico Discover Treasure of Mayan Civilization and Giant Sloth Fossils in a Vast Underwater Cave Following 10 months of intensive exploration, Mexican scientists discovered the largest flooded cave system – and it’s truly an underwater wonderland. This sprawling, sunken labyrinth, stretching an astounding 347 km (216 miles) of subterranean caverns, is not only a …
Ritual Site Dedicated to Mesopotamian War God Discovered in Iraq
Ritual Site Dedicated to Mesopotamian War God Discovered in Iraq At the site of Girsu (also known as Tello) in Iraq, archeologists recently uncovered a 5,000-year-old cultic region that hosted fiery feasts, animal sacrifices and ritual processions dedicated to Ningirsu, a Mesopotamian warrior-god. Archeologists excavated over 300 broken ceremonial ceramic cups, bowls, pots, and spouted …